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Friday, June 29, 2012

Goodread summary:When unworldly student
Ana Steele first encountered the driven, damaged young entrepreneur
Christian Grey, it sparked a sensual affair that changed both their
lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and ultimately repelled by
Christian's singular sexual tastes, Ana demanded a deeper commitment;
determined to keep her, Christian agreed. Now, together, they have
more-love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of infinite
possibilities. But Ana always knew that loving her Fifty Shades would
not be easy and being together poses challenges neither of them ever
anticipated. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian's opulent
lifestyle without sacrificing her own integrity, identity, or
independence; Christian must somehow overcome his compulsion to control
and lay to rest the horrors that blighted his past and haunt his
present. Just when it seems that together their love can conquer any
obstacle, tragedy, malice and fate combine to make Ana's worst
nightmares come true.

I can't even begin to describe how much I like the book. For the biggest part I really don't know why I love it so much.
It
is far away from perfect and there are some things that piss the hell
out of me but this book, the trilogy, it's one of the most addictive
reads I've read!
There is just no explanation, not one I can
understand anyway... I just couldn't stop reading the books the first
time I got the chance to and now after I re-read them I still can't
figure it out.
As you know the book is following Ana and Christian's
story and their life together after they got married. What you don't
know is that is the most serious book from the trilogy and it's full of
twist and turns and mood swings and so much passion and love and then
there's the sex and the fights..
The book is at a fast pace and the
characters are practically racing trough their problems which is one of
the things that bugs me but it's better that way because the book is
long and it's easier to read it that way.
Ana is a bit more mature in
this book but she still doubts herself and she is a little annoying
when she starts asking all those question that make Christian freeze and
his eyes go wide... It's not a look that is normal for a man like him
and it pisses me off that she brings him to that state.
Having said that, she is the only one that could make him talk and make him open up and I kind of respect her for it.
Ana is the center of Christian's universe.. She is the one thing that makes him truly alive, or that's how he sees it.
I
loved this Christian, from book three. He is so different from the man
we met in book one. He is gentle, sweet and so romantic. That is when
he's not pissed at Ana for doing something, like... go out with her
friends when he's out of town or almost gets herself killed...
I
think that he's grown the most from all the characters in the book
because he had to change everything about himself. He gave up his
lifestyle and he tries so much to be less controlling... Well that last
part will never change because that's just who he really is, deep down,
beneath all fifty shade of fucked-up, he needs his control and mainly he
does it so he doesn't get hurt again.
What I don't get about Ana
is, why is she fighting him so much. Is it so hard to sit and eat a
little at breakfast or let someone drive you to work if it's going to
put your husband at ease, if it'll give him a peace of mind...
Ok I started babbling...
Anyway,
as I already said, this book is more complicated and there is something
quite irresistible about it. I loved reading it, I loved re-reading it,
I loved the happy moments and the sad moments, and the fighting and the
(too many) sex scenes.
Everything was amazing and the only truly bad thing about the book is that it's over.
The
bonus materials in the end from Christian's P.O.V. were the incredible.
I really hope those rumors that E.L James will re-write the books from
Christian's P.O.V. are true and that someday we'll get to see some of
the most intense moments from his perspective. I would really love to
see that conversation with Ana over the phone, when she was at the bank
to get the money to save Mia... It was heartbreaking but I can't imagine
what was for him...

I'll stop now because I don't have all night even though I could go on, and on, and on...
It
is not a series that everyone would enjoy so if you're not into Erotica
you probably won't like it. Don't judge if it's not your genre...
I personally absolutely LOVED IT!!!

Synopsis:After serving out a year
of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old
assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince
Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his
champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

Her
opponents are men—thieves and assassins and warriors from across the
empire, each sponsored by a member of the kings council. If she beats
her opponents in a series of eliminations, she’ll serve the kingdom for
three years and then be granted her freedom.

Celaena finds her
training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging
and exhilirating. But she’s bored stiff by court life. Things get a
little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in
her... but it’s the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her
best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly
followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she
becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads
her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.

I saw this book on a WOW or a giveaway post somewhere. It might have been an interview with the author, I can't remember when and where but there was an excerpt and I absolutely fell in love with the little I found out from it. Even if I hadn't read the excerpt... look at that description.
I just really, really want to get my hands on this book when it comes out(or earlier if anyone is offering ARC :D.. ).
For now, I just hope that the book is as good as that little peace of it I already read!

Leave me a comment with your WOW and I promise to visit and comment!
Until the next time,

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Goodread summary:Daunted by the singular
sexual tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young
entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their
relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house.

But
desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when
he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle
their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the
harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades.

While
Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the
anger and envy of the women who came before her, and make the most
important decision of her life.

Okay so where do I start?
Fifty Shades Darker is so much better than
book one, still not perfect but amazing. It was an improvement in pretty
much every way possible. It was somehow more serious, there were less
sex scenes and the characters were growing up before our eyes.
I started to like Christian more and more and by the end of the book I kind of loved the man he became.
He's
just so much different than the cold, scary CEO Christian Gray we saw
in the fist book. He was more involved, there were so many emotions in
him , good and bad(at times when he was scared about Ana's safety, he
would lash out and we all know he could be pretty harsh but the ice
melted away quickly every time he saw that she was safe and sound).
There
was this one chapter in which we me Dr. Flynn and he said that
emotionally Christian is still and adolescent and that made a lot of
sense because he changes his moods so fast!
Anyway, I could go on
and on about Christian's character, the changes in him and his growth as
a (fictional) person but that would take too much time.
Now let's
talk about Ana. She was devastated when she left Christian and she
wanted to craw back to him begging for forgiveness but she also knew
that she can't be the submissive he needs. I respected her a little for
standing up to her own heart when her safety was involved, she made the
right choice when she left. That's what I liked about her, her
determination to put herself first. The thing that bugged me was that
the grieving period was cut so short, but I wasn't really surprised that
Ana jumped at the offer Christian made her. She's still dependent on
Christian but their relationship is healthier that before so that's
something!
I sill hated every mention of the inner goddess and Ana's
subconscious, like they are real people standing next to her doing back
flips or whatever but that is simply EL James' fault for always putting
them there..
As I said before, this book was more serious than book
one. The characters had to face some real world dangers and they
couldn't hide in their little bubble of love and way too much sex, all
the time! Ana had to face some problems on her own and she did a good
job considering what she was going through. Christian had a hard time
letting go as always but he managed too....

All in all I really enjoyed this book and I found it better written and more complex. It was complicated and I loved it!
There were so many awesome scenes but here are some of my favorites:
The
first one I absolutely loved was when Elena cornered Ana at
Christian's birthday party after they announced their engagement. The
moment when Ana splashed her drink on Elena was precious just like the
one when Grace slapped Elena.
Another favorite moment.. well this one
actually surprised me a lot that's why it's burned into my mind, and
that was when Christian fell on his knees as submissive when he thought
Ana was leaving. It was heartbreaking and I was so pissed at Ana at that
moment that she made him so insecure. That's when I really saw it, that
she was his weakness and she could break him.
Oh I loved this book and I can't wait to start the next one, to re-read it so I could write my review of it.
But
let me just say that this book IS NOT for everyone. Pick your reads
carefully guys and if you don't like erotica don't start this.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Hey guys,
I'm sorry for the absence. I know that I start posting and then stop and then start again but school's been crazy and my focus shifts a lot. I just forget what day it is and I can't prepare my posts in time.
After June 29th things should get back to normal for me and I will pay more attention to my schedule. Plus I'll have more time to read and I've been building a book pile for the summer.
If anyone wants me to reviews a book for them they could always add to the pile. :D
I will not post any reviews and memes this week, except for In my mailbox. I will keep that one up because it helps me keep track of my books.
Well that's it for now...

Friday, June 15, 2012

So
when teen pop star Eden croaks onstage and Kaylee doesn’t wail, she
knows something is dead wrong. She can’t cry for someone who has no
soul.

The last thing Kaylee needs right now is to be skipping
school, breaking her dad’s ironclad curfew and putting her
too-hot-to-be-real boyfriend’s loyalty to the test. But starry-eyed
teens are trading their souls: a flickering lifetime of fame and fortune
in exchange for eternity in the Netherworld—a consequence they can’t
possibly understand.

Kaylee can’t let that happen, even if trying to save their souls means putting her own at risk...

I'm starting to think that I've found a new favorite book series. I
can't exactly tell you what I like most about them but I just can't stop
reading the books(I know that it's just book two but I'm riding the
wave...)
You know how I said book one was incredible... Well book two is even better!
Kaylee
and Nash can't seem to find a moment to themselves ever since they
started going out but even in the midst of all the demons around them,
all the teens dying around them, the inappropriate brother and the
overprotective father the still are together and their relationship is
pretty strong( in my opinion). I even think Kay's doubts as to why Nash
is still with her are starting fade away. I really hope she moves past
those worries. Nash has me completely fooled if he's not honest with
her.
Anyway... whit the start of the book, Kaylee and Nash had to
face a new challenge and this time Tod was more involved than ever.
I'm
not going to dwell on what exactly that challenge was but it was
somehow more serious than the one in book one. I know it's hard to
imagine something more serious than four girls dying for no apparent
reason but what I meant was that it was more serious for Kaylee and the
fact that she had to personally challenge herself so she could help
someone how in my opinion didn't deserve it.
The reason she made all
the decisions was because Tod knows exactly where her weak spot is and
he knows how to make her feel guilty. What pissed me off, and that was
pretty much in the end, was that Tod actually used Kay and he used her
weaknesses to benefit from it.
I didn't want to see him that light and I was shocked and pissed of.
Other
than that everything else was interesting and amusing at times...
Kaylee had problems with her dad because he went from not being there to
being there all the time and he was overprotective and he was trying
too hard. The aren't use to each other yet and that makes both their
lives a little bit more difficult but they'll figure it out!
I
absolutely loved the book. I enjoyed reading it and I couldn't put it
down. (Thank God and whoever made reading books on iPods possible,
because I could bring the book with me everywhere and school proved to
be useful for something...providing time for me to read.. :D )
I got
book three today and I was thinking of starting it tonight but I think I
want to get some sleep because two nights in a row with reading way
past midnight will not go well with school in the morning...
Amazing book. Read it if you get the chance!!!!

Expected publication:
May 8th 2012
- It's already published but I haven't yet read it and I really really want to!

Point

Synopsis:Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.

Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead.

Not this time.

But
she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between
heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking
upon their final journey.

Her captor, John Hayden, claims it’s
for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so
unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they’ve
come back as Furies, intent on vengeance…on the one who sent them there
and on the one whom he loves.

But while Pierce might be safe from
the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for
her there…and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his
enemies.

And unless Pierce is careful, this time there’ll be no escape.

I liked Abandon and I would love to get my hand on a copy of the sequel. Let's hope I'm able to do that. I want to see what happens next.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Goodread summary:She doesn't see dead people. She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.

Kaylee
just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in
school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know
more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start
dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who'll be next.

Okay, the beginning of My Soul to Take was a little strange. I have to
say I rather didn't like it very much. Especially the way Nash just
swept in and saved the day. It was kind of weird to see this character
we know absolutely nothing about come and start flirting with the main
character, when we didn't even know her story. But at some point I
warmed up to him and his presence, I guess he does have the ability to
calm people down and to influence them... :)
Hmm... well maybe I
need to correct myself, it's not that I didn't like the beginning, it
just was a little confusing and frustrating not knowing anything.
Once we got past the introductions to the bean sidhes I couldn't stop reading. It was so new and interesting and compelling and mysterious. I loved it!
I don't really know what to say . The story is awesome on so many levels and I couldn't stop reading it until I finished it.
Kaylee
was the perfect narrator because she didn't know much more than us when
the girls started dropping dead for no apparent reason. We got to hear
the new information firsthand as she did and it was bearable not knowing
the details.
Kaylee and Nash had a crazy first days as a couple but
the connection that formed between them was unbelievably strong. Their
relationship is still developing beautifully and I see Nash as the
anchor that kept Kaylee from losing her mind... that and I quite enjoyed
his presence because he's pretty irresistible.
What I loved most
about the book is that it's not your typical YA story where two
teenagers are fighting the whole world to keep their relationship
intact. It was more serious than that and they were fighting to keep
someone else alive.
The insight on the afterlife that Tod provided was well appreciated.
I haven't read books where the afterlife of a person is so well described. The whole system was fascinating.
As the book progressed I found myself glued to my iPod and I loved every second of it.
The supporting characters did their job well and the light was on Kaylee the whole time.
I
loved the last chapter but I also felt sad when my suspicions were
confirmed about Kaylee's mom and about her death. I kind of expected it
to turn out that way but I wasn't looking forward to the moment when Kay
found out that the 'borrowed time' she's living on is indeed her
mother's.
The events in the last chapter were surprising and the end left me wanting to read the next book right away.
I'll be finishing up now and I'll go and start doing just that.
Well go ahead and start reading this series if you haven't already. The book certainly was incredible.

Friday, June 8, 2012

Goodread summary:When literature student
Anastasia Steele is drafted to interview the successful young
entrepreneur Christian Grey for her campus magazine, she finds him
attractive, enigmatic and intimidating. Convinced their meeting went
badly, she tries to put Grey out of her mind - until he happens to turn
up at the out-of-town hardware store where she works part-time.

The
unworldly, innocent Ana is shocked to realize she wants this man, and
when he warns her to keep her distance it only makes her more desperate
to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and
independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her - but on his own terms.

Shocked
yet thrilled by Grey's singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all
the trappings of success – his multinational businesses, his vast
wealth, his loving adoptive family – Grey is a man tormented by demons
and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a
passionate, physical and daring affair, Ana learns more about her own
dark desires, as well as the Christian Grey hidden away from public
scrutiny.

Can their relationship transcend physical passion? Will
Ana find it in herself to submit to the self-indulgent Master? And if
she does, will she still love what she finds?

Erotic, amusing,
and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess
you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

Okay, let me start with the fact that this book is not for everyone!
Read a few reviews and see what other people make of it but give it a
try and see if you like it for yourself.
The book is far away from perfect, I won't try to convince anyone that it is... but I loved it!
I
actually am behind on all the buzz about the book and I just saw this
incredible( but negative) review of the book and I had to see what it
was about.. And now though I agree with a lot of the things that were
pointed out, like the 'oh my's and the 'fingers running trough someone's
hair' and the incredibly annoying inner goddess and non-stop
sex(erotica is not exactly my genre and the sex was a little bit too
much for me), that didn't matter. I wanted to and did focus on the story
behind all that and it was fascinating and addictive and I sped trough
it, and I loved it, loved it, loved it.
As I said already, the book
is not for everyone, so is BDSM. So as long as people are happy with it,
it's entirely their choice...
In the book it wasn't entirely Ana's
choice, that's one of the reasons for the negative reviews, but Ana made
what was best for her when it was too much. I loved reading about her
life. It was a bit annoying with all the blushing but then again I would
probably blush too if I was in her place...
What I absolutely hated was the inner goddess. Oh I hated that thing, and it was everywhere :D.
Ok back to the story.
Let's
talk about Anastasia. She is the shy, innocent girl that's minding her
own business when she stumbled into the big bad wolf.
Christian Gray
changed her life. He came, dropped the bomb that is his lifestyle and
gave her an opportunity. And she took him up on it even though that she
wasn't entirely comfortable with it. What most people don't get or just
don't stay with the book long enough is that Ana grew up. She was
innocent and not ready for what the world has to offer her and by the
end of the book she learned to think about herself. Leaving the
charming, lovable, and incredibly fucked-up Christian was the hardest
decision she had to make and she did it to protect herself. She saved
herself from an somewhat abusive relationship and she did it not to
please someone but to keep herself safe. That's how I see it.
I see her as a gown woman that is ready to face what's next. And that is the influence I take from the book.
Christian
on the other hand is so much different. On the outside he's a sweet
candy, and on the inside he is broken and fucked-up. He is incredibly
successful (a little bit too much so) and he looks like a God but the
beauty is only skin deep. He is scarred for life from his childhood and
from his adolescence and you could say he's beyond any fixable state.
He's possessive, over-protective and with stalking tendencies but it's
obvious he cares for Ana. Yes he put her in a bad position by exposing
her to his lifestyle but that's all he knows until she shows up. He
likes control but with Ana he always finds himself at loss because she
is not easy to control with her 'smart mouth' and all the personal
questions and the disobeying but she is the light in the end of the
tunnel. He is changing too as the book proceeds and his character build
into something more complex than the cold demeanor we met at first.
The story was really addictive. I found myself glued to it and I didn't want to stop. I read it in two days and I loved it.
That all being said, I still think that the book has its flaws and it's far away from perfect but it is amazing.
I am glad that I checked my email when I did and that I found the amazing review(I'll ask if I can post a link to it later).
I
already read all the books but I simply couldn't stop to write a
review. Now I'm going to re-read them again and slowly and thoughtfully
write reviews for the other two books.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Expected publication: January 24th 2012 - It's already published but I haven't yet read it and I really really want to!

Harper Collins / Balzer + Bray

Synopsis:Last spring, Nikki
Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath,
where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's
returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being
banished back to the underworld... this time forever.

She has
six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for
good-byes she can't find the words for, six months to find redemption,
if it exists.

Nikki longs to spend these months reconnecting with
her boyfriend, Jack, the one person she loves more than anything. But
there's a problem: Cole, the smoldering immortal who first enticed her
to the Everneath, has followed Nikki to the mortal world. And he'll do
whatever it takes to bring her back- this time as his queen.

As
Nikki's time grows short and her relationships begin slipping from her
grasp, she's forced to make the hardest decision of her life: find a way
to cheat fate and remain on the Surface with Jack or return to the
Everneath and become Cole's....

I have Everneath on my to-read list ever since it came out but I never managed to read it. I would love to get my hands on one copy.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Goodread summary:Seventeen year-old
Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents
divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North
Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her
parents, especially her father… until her mother decides it would be in
everyone’s best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him.Ronnie’s father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a
quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that
will become the centerpiece of a local church. The tale that unfolds is
an unforgettable story about love in its myriad forms – first love, the
love between parents and children – that demonstrates, as only a
Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that deeply felt relationships
can break our hearts… and heal them.

Beautiful, well written, well thought of. I wont dwell on the little
things and the characters and all that because the story was amazing. I
loved the pace and I loved the message the books sends.
It was yet another incredible book by Nicholas Sparks and he did not disappoint me at all.
There
is something about his works... I can't just quite figure out what it
is but they make me smile, cry and feel at least ten more emotions all
in one scene...
I just finished watching the movie (for a third time
I think) and I loved it even more after reading the book. Everything
was great!